Close Encounter of the Other Kind

Vikas Gill (India, 05/03/06)

I could tell you a real life incident that happened here in Delhi itself with me. Actually I would like to notify here that there are plenty of Gays in Delhi as well. I have seen them quite closely as well. I professionally have come from Hotel Industry handling managarial positions in various 5 star/4star Hotel all around the country as I am a Business managment passout from Delhi University. While in Hotels also there was plenty of incidents where I had the opportunity to come in close contact with Gays and Lesbians. I personally feel that One can not be forced to choose any identity it may be the Homo or Hetro Sexuality, it is by birth and the individual finds it out as soon as he is able to distinguish between the sex and the sexual needs. Suppose if the kid while growing up inclines towards the same sex than no one is teaching him or her these choices, but this happens, we may reject this ideology but this is there.

It all happened one night. No No No !!! I didnt have sex with a homosexual, but yes I would like to quote the incident here. I was coming home from my office late at night around 1100 Pm and my Hotel or office was around 30 miles from my house. Driving my car I was listening to FM and enjoying the drive, while I was about 20 Km from my house I saw a boy standing by the road side with just a poly bag in his hand. He looked just like any normal guy and an ordinary person who is looking for his bus when there are none. I would like to mention here that it is my compulsory habbit to offer lift to people who are stranded on the road when I come back from office,rejecting the infinite warnings my family and friends offer me as to never give a lift in the night, but you know I am a man of my own beliefs so I do what I feel, and I never ever like to make a relationship out of that lift as because I only have the motive of helping him that perticular time and not always so I dont want to know who he is or what his profession or can I take any advantage out of him later on or blah blah!!! So like all other nights I gave him a lift there. I asked the guy stopping the car near him as he was waiving a very faint hand like he wanted the lift but was naive that nobody would give such a vagabond kind of guy the lift, but there I stopped in front of him and rolled the windows.The conversation happened in hindi.

I asked," Yes! Where you wanna go guy?"

He was startled," uh,oh, I, I wanna go to Uttam Nagar!"

Which is just 2 km from my house, so I just opened the door for him and he grinned and jumped in the front seat. He was ordinarily dressed and looked like a person who is coming back from work and looked tired.

I didnt say anything but he initiated the conversation. "Arre Saab, We people get late at night while working so it is alwasys tough to get a bus home, but you are so kind." I smiled back at him and didnt say a thing, as I usually dont like to talk while I offer lift.

"So Saab you also coming from work?" He didnt understand my hesitation to converse and asked. " Uh huh" " Where you work?"Now I was getting annoyed. " In a Hotel!!" I just offered the bare minimum dialogue. His face lit up he was over joyed and he triumphently mentioned " Arre by God Sir I work in a massage parlour in Hotel also!!!!" He grinned, and gave me the name of the hotel which I cannot mention here.

" You? In a massage Parlour!" I was dumbfounded, till then I had no idea in my mind that he was also one of them. "Yes Saab! arre Kya Massage Karta hoon Main!! Arre Saab Customers go crazy when I do the massage, you dont know they tip me heavy." He boasted with a twinkle in the eyes.

" So you get ladies client also in the Hotel who want male masseurs ?" Was my querry. " Arre No baba, I do it to the male guests , what do you think only female masseuse are there?? We also have value, there are male clients who only want male masseurs."

I just kept quiet for a while, I was breaking my rules by talking to a castaway and which was against my original rules, but here the opportunity was there to find out the reality of the parallel world, and there was still a 10 km to go so I thought why not just let me ask. What the heck it was worth the risk. " So you do the massage to the male clients at their place or your place?" I initiated the dialogue this time.

" Well it is both but mostly at the clients homes. There is more space, he he he !!" He grinned suspiciously.

" Ha Ha Ha, What you mean by space?" You silly guy, dont tell me what I am presuming is correct. "

Arre Sir, there are so many types of massages, you know what I mean my dear!" as he said he looked at me and winked.

I ignored his winking while I knew what he meant but I wanted to get from the horse's mouth. So I asked him further, " No I don't.

But yes you tell me," " Oh, I , Uh , what I mean, well Sir, what sir you don't know every one has sexual needs, and they want that kind of massage also!" He said shyly.

I couldn't believe it ! He was a gay. I slowed the car, what should I do, should I let him get out of the car, should I stop the conversation, or should I probe further. Finally my curiosity got better of my hesitations, and I asked further. " You mean you do sexual massage to Guys? Is that your job or you really like it ? are you I mean? You are not gay, are you?" Finally I let it out.

" Well, now you know yes I do it for them, I am a gay Sir, I will not hide from you." He was admitting it to my astonishment. I felt on a delicate ground, I have to be careful with my language now, a wave passed through my body. " Ok!" I had to be careful." So, what you actually do, can you tell me? It is ok if you don't want to." I didn't know what was going to happen further, I had not an inkling of an idea.

 " Arre nahi nahi Sir, We do all the kind of things arre sir, like oral sex (he said in Hindi which I am telling in a polished manner) you know, but we charge hefty sum when they ask for the intercourse, why are you astonished, we do all the things sir." My tongue was dry, I took out the Kinley I had on the base of the Front of the car.

 " You mean you really perform oral sex, to males? What possibly could be the reason for that kind of act, I am not able to understand at all?" I blurted out. " Just plain pleasure, you don't know sir, how pleasurable it is to get oral sex done by male!!" " Stop it! Stop it!" I cut him out, I was feeling something burning in my chest.

" Why should one want to have oral sex from a boy when the whole world's girls are present to be pursued for the same??" I was baffled . " What you say Sir, the way I can do the oral sex on some one," he put his hand on my thigh….What was happening here, " he will never ever go to a girl again, I would do it so nice no girl on earth can do it like that, I promise Sir! You give me a chance and see." Oh my God, What was he saying, actually inwardly I had anticipated this. " No! I don't want it!" I stopped the car and stared at him, with dead eyes.

He ignored my stare" Well sir my hands are on your thigh, some thing is happening there," He pointed to my Crotch. I tried to smile, but there was nothing happening with his touch on my thighs, " Well if you had been a girl you could have seen automatically what would have happened. You see buddy I am not gay!" I said it as flatly as possible. Of course he was disappointed. But he took it sportingly. "

Ok! I understand Saab, you are straight, but if you give me a chance you would see that I am thousand times better, and sir I don't even charge more."

"Shut the crap." I retorted. " If you want to go to home I will drop you but don't even think about it" I emphasized on my earlier statement. At last he said," Alright sir I was not going home, you drop me here only I will go my self." " But where?" I was puzzled.

"Well where ever I could find someone like me, arre kya Sir, the night is young and I am so hungry!" were his last words as he got down on a deserted road I just full of pity at that time. That was not the only time I had close encounters with the gays but in all the close encounters, my faith of the fact that gays and non-gays are by birth got stronger and stronger.